Revaluation or Malassessment In New Jersey

- A revaluation is an activity performed by the local tax assessor for the municipality to appraise all real property within its borders according to the prevailing market value. The difference between a revaluation and a reassessment is that the assessor hires a revaluation company to perform the work if it is called a revaluation versus doing the work in house with the staff of the assessor's office in the case of a reassessment. The sole constitutional purpose of a revaluation is to spread the property tax burden equitably among all property owners within a municipality. Generally, delays in updating assessments to reflect changing physical and economic conditions lead to Malassessment

Why Is A Hybrid Car Tax Deduction Worthwhile?

Being environmentally conscience can be an advantage when it comes to saving you some money on your taxes with the fairly new hybrid car tax deduction. This is a new provision, since 2004, under the Working Families Tax Relief Act that allows for a hybrid automobile tax reduction. Find out more...

Watch for Phony Tax Collectors, Warns IRS

The IRS issued a warning on Wednesday against scammers who pose as private debt collectors looking for unpaid tax debts.

Why Would You Want To Use Tax Deduction Software?

With all the options in tax deduction software it is hard to distinguish which ones are offering the best deals. A lot software is web-based, but there are still a few that can be loaded onto your personal computer. Find out more...

Give Me The Scoop On Medical Tax Deduction Benefits

A lot of people incur medical costs during the year, but do they know they can receive medical tax deduction benefits from this? If they did they would be able to save huge amounts of money when it comes to medical expenses. Find out more...

How Can I Qualify For A Mortgage Tax Deduction?

When buying a home there are many tax benefits you can take advantage of, including a mortgage tax deduction. Besides a real estate deduction, a mortgage tax deduction can be a great benefit. Find out more...

What Are The Advantages Of A Rental Property Tax Deduction?

So many advantages are available to those who are working as a landlord on rental property in the form of the rental property tax deduction. Rent, payment to cancel a lease, expenses paid by the renter and many other things can be part of the amounts you can claim under the tax deduction. Find out more...

Enrolled IRS Agents vs Unenrolled Practitioners: What Is the Difference?

The difference between an Enrolled Agent (EA) and an Unenrolled Practitioners is about $150.00 per hour with strict limitations on the part of the Unenrolled practitioners

10 Things Every Taxpayer Needs to Know About the Pension Law

The new pension law provides a surplus of tax breaks likely to affect taxpayers and retirees and includes provisions regulating charitable giving and tax deduction procedures. A list of important provisions is provided in the following article.

Retention of Tax Records - Keep or Toss

The importance of safely retaining financial records. If you have ever applied for a loan or been through a tax examination, you also know the need to have adequate records. But what are adequate records and how long do you need to keep them?

Not all CPAs and Attorneys Are Knowledgeable on Capital Gains Tax Issues

Does your CPA, Attorney, Financial Advisor or Realtor understand how to help you with your Capital Gains Tax Problem? Many have no idea, but are reluctant to tell you so.

Taxes: The Plan Ahead, Not the Look Behind

The word 'taxes' has a negative effect on people. It makes us look away, it upsets us and we make lots of grunting noises. But that's looking at the previous year and preparing for the tax season. What about planning for 2006? Can we actually plan ahead for taxes? Yes, it is possible. It's important to begin our discussion on taxes by knowing what tax changes are taking effect. So I'd thought I'd get you started in the right direction. Here are some of the tax benefits coming your way in 2006 for your 2007 filings.

IRS and Private Debt Collectors

The terror of most Americans is to be hunted by the IRS for overdue taxes. Well, the terror has evolved a bit as the IRS is now using private debt collectors to do much of the work.

Raising Taxes is Bad Economic Policy; It is Bad for Our Nation

Recently, I watched the debate on television regarding the Bush administration's tax cuts and some Democrats were saying that they did not want to extend those tax cuts into the future. But isn't that really simply saying we want to raise your taxes? Personally, I don't want my taxes raised and I do not want any more taxes on my small business.